Comparison

Forem Tasks vs Read My List

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Forem Tasks

This app helps you manage tasks, plan your day, and stay organized with a powerful yet simple interface. It offers smart task entry, a focus timer, and productivity insights to enhance your workflow. Enjoy a private, offline-first experience with optional cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Smart task entry with natural language processing
  • Organize tasks into lists and projects
  • Built-in focus timer (Pomodoro technique)
  • Productivity insights and streak tracking
  • Daily planner with calendar sync
  • Reusable task templates
  • Offline-first functionality with optional cloud sync
Features
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Forem Tasks is a simple, fast to-do list and planner that helps you plan your day, remember what matters and get things done. Add a task in seconds, set reminders, break big jobs into checklists and see your whole week on a calendar. It works fully offline, with optional sync across your iPhone and iPad. ADD TASKS IN SECONDS Type naturally: "Buy groceries tomorrow at 5pm !high" or "Team meeting every Monday at 10am". Smart Input picks out the date, time, priority, tags and repeat rule for you. It understands English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati and more, and you can add tasks by voice. REMINDERS YOU WON'T MISS • Due dates, times and multiple reminders per task • Repeating tasks: daily, weekly on chosen days, monthly or yearly • Smart Snooze: later today, tomorrow or next week • A daily digest of what's due, and one-tap rescheduling for overdue tasks PLAN YOUR DAY • Today, Starred, Overdue and Agenda views • Daily Focus: pin your top 3 tasks for the day • Month, two-week and week calendar with task dots • Eisenhower Matrix: sort tasks by urgent and important • Review & Plan: clear overdue tasks and plan ahead in a few swipes STAY FOCUSED • Built-in Focus Timer with Pomodoro-style work and break sessions • Estimate how long tasks take and track the time you actually spend • See how much you've planned for today at a glance ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Unlimited lists, each with its own colour and icon • Subtasks and checklists with progress bars • Tags, priorities and saved smart filters • Notes with Markdown and tappable checklists • Templates for tasks you repeat • Sort by date, priority, title or your own drag-and-drop order • Fast search across everything SHARE LISTS Invite family, friends or teammates by email or with an invite link. Everyone sees the same list and can add and tick off tasks: perfect for shopping lists, chores, trips and small projects. STREAKS AND INSIGHTS Track tasks completed today and this week, your daily streak, an activity heatmap and a 30-day chart. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Interactive Home Screen widgets: see today's tasks and tick them off without opening the app • Siri and Shortcuts: add a task, complete one or hear what's due today • Home Screen quick actions to add a task fast • iPad layout with your list and task details side by side • Optional sync of dated tasks to Google Calendar PRIVATE AND SECURE Your tasks live on your device and work without an internet connection. Create a free account with your email only if you want sync and backup. Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID, and delete your account and data any time from Settings. YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR STYLE Available in English and 22 Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia and Urdu. Light and dark themes, with 12-hour or 24-hour time. Whether you need a daily planner, a shopping list, a homework tracker, a streak keeper or a light project manager, Forem Tasks keeps it all in one tidy place.

About

Read My List

Features
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Read My List makes grocery lists easier to see, hear, and update while shopping. Paste a list from messages, email, notes, or anywhere else. Read My List turns it into large editable item cards, so each item is easier to read and check off. You can also add items one at a time. Tap any card to hear that item read aloud, or use Read whole list to hear remaining items in order. Mark items done, undo them, long-press to edit, and swipe to delete. Built for simple in-store use with large text, high-contrast cards, big controls, offline access, and your current list saved on your device.

Screenshots

Forem Tasks4 screens
Read My List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Forem Tasks at 15.0 against Read My List's 18.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forem Tasks ships an update every 2 weeks, Read My List every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Forem Tasks versus Read My List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForem TasksRead My List
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForem SoftwareMaxim Dimitrov

In-app purchases

None

Forem Tasks

No in-app purchases

None

Read My List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forem Tasks free?
Forem Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read My List free?
Read My List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forem Tasks or Read My List have ads?
Neither Forem Tasks nor Read My List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forem Tasks or Read My List?
Forem Tasks ships an update every 2 weeks, and Read My List every 10 days. Most recently, Forem Tasks was updated on November 11, 2026 and Read My List on November 10, 2026.

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